by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 78 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 4,391 bachelor's degrees in history to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of history for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for history students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in history. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in history. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in history. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Columbia University in the City of New York
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in history has to check out New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in history from New York University
Georgetown University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in history. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Georgetown University
Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Cornell University
Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Fordham University
Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from George Washington University
Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Maryland - College Park
Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Syracuse University
UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albany.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University at Albany
CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Catholic University of America
Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.More information about a bachelor’s in history from Binghamton University
Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in history from University of Delaware
Here are some additional great schools for History students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 17 | Barnard College | New York, NY |
| 18 | American University | Washington, DC |
| 19 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 20 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
| 21 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY |
| 22 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock, PA |
| 23 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Geneva, NY |
| 24 | Rutgers University - Newark | Newark, NJ |
| 25 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
| 26 | St Lawrence University | Canton, NY |
Explore the best history schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 37 | 1,084 |
| New York | 37 | 2,183 |
| New Jersey | 34 | 643 |
| Maryland | 33 | 562 |
| Delaware | 30 | 58 |
| District of Columbia | 28 | 185 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 4,391 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 27,861 |
| Communication & Journalism | 13,707 |
| English Language & Literature | 6,150 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 5,798 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 4,622 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 2,950 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 1,583 |
| Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies | 1,477 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 467 |